Rueben Name Popularity

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How popular is Rueben?

Ranking 3,950th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Rueben is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Rueben has seen higher popularity rankings.

Position 802, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1921 with 72 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Rueben was less than 5, most recently in 1909.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Rueben occurred roughly during the years 1910-1915, 1939-1942, 1946-1949, and 1977-1980, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 2003-2006.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

How popular will Rueben be?

The popularity trend for Rueben has been moving downward for a while. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Rueben for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name Rueben is very unique and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Rueben (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		27	3,950
2017		27	3,955
2016		22	4,575
2015		24	4,258
2014		30	3,596
2013		28	3,728
2012		36	3,155
2011		22	4,471
2010		22	4,487
2009		39	3,029
2008		40	2,994
2007		35	3,231
2006		23	4,195
2005		29	3,435
2004		47	2,411
2003		39	2,612
2002		33	2,872
2001		59	1,887
2000		43	2,285
1999		37	2,448
1998		37	2,382
1997		57	1,724
1996		49	1,865
1995		47	1,859
1994		46	1,862
1993		49	1,765
1992		62	1,484
1991		50	1,670
1990		72	1,315
1989		64	1,378
1988		68	1,246
1987		57	1,312
1986		63	1,213
1985		46	1,474
1984		49	1,362
1983		55	1,250
1982		57	1,239
1981		51	1,307
1980		66	1,122
1979		52	1,284
1978		52	1,254
1977		54	1,204
1976		54	1,174
1975		58	1,113
1974		43	1,306
1973		50	1,171
1972		57	1,080
1971		40	1,346
1970		47	1,217
1969		30	1,487
1968		33	1,360
1967		42	1,160
1966		44	1,127
1965		45	1,122
1964		34	1,368
1963		51	1,078
1962		55	1,039
1961		41	1,246
1960		48	1,137
1959		38	1,277
1958		50	1,086
1957		54	1,038
1956		38	1,257
1955		40	1,192
1954		40	1,196
1953		36	1,260
1952		34	1,295
1951		29	1,400
1950		41	1,123
1949		45	1,060
1948		31	1,317
1947		34	1,271
1946		27	1,376
1945		25	1,344
1944		23	1,431
1943		36	1,152
1942		35	1,190
1941		31	1,205
1940		23	1,428
1939		15	1,862
1938		18	1,678
1937		38	1,054
1936		35	1,114
1935		33	1,161
1934		22	1,490
1933		37	1,088
1932		25	1,419
1931		43	1,026
1930		48	988
1929		43	1,053
1928		50	976
1927		50	1,000
1926		62	841
1925		53	931
1924		62	883
1923		67	831
1922		69	816
1921		72	802
1920		51	971
1919		61	848
1918		59	867
1917		58	845
1916		41	1,009
1915		50	877
1914		41	852
1913		24	1,042
1912		16	1,215
1911		17	818
1910		9	1,183
1909		< 5	--
1908		< 5	--
1907		10	922
1906		5	1,388
1905		7	1,073
1904		5	1,372
1903		< 5	--
1902		9	850
1901		5	1,189
1900		< 5	--
1899		< 5	--
1898		< 5	--
1897		< 5	--
1896		< 5	--
1895		6	1,064
1894		7	938
1893		6	1,012
1892		< 5	--
1891		< 5	--
1890		7	869
1889		< 5	--
1888		< 5	--
1887		< 5	--
1886		7	833
1885		< 5	--
1884		< 5	--
1883		< 5	--
1882		< 5	--
1881		< 5	--
1880		< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.